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The international research team’s ambitious work has implications across multiple fields and sheds compelling new light on the extraordinarily complex serotonin system.

Elie Ndala was six years old when his family fled a civil war in their home country and landed in a refugee camp. When he and his parents finally immigrated to Canada, he recalls early struggles trying to ‘fit in’ in a new country and an unfamiliar culture. These lived experiences forged a profound interest in learning about identity construction and inclusion, eventually forming the basis for his...

Professor Ravi Bhardwaj from the Department of Physics recently found that under helical light, some solids behave differently than they have long been believed to. This discovery was made in collaboration with professors Thomas Brabec, Ebrahim Karimi and Paul Corkum.

The Government of Canada has once again recognized research excellence at uOttawa by recently awarding nine Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) from a wide range of disciplines.

The research team focuses on the true cost of global tuberculosis care as foreign aid is slashed and millions of people are more at risk from this top infectious disease killer.

Ever wondered what happens to your body when you take those trendy ice baths? Scientists at the University of Ottawa just found out, and it's pretty fascinating.

It's been five years since the planet went into a near total shutdown. When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, schools were closed across the globe, with some remaining so for in-person learning for much of the following year.

National Geographic recently featured the groundbreaking work of Professor Odette Laneuville and her team in an article entitled “Astronauts are more likely to get sick while in space. Here’s why.”

As a national leader in Arctic science, the University of Ottawa is stepping up to help shape the future of Arctic research — an ever-evolving, interdisciplinary field with profound global significance.